A Brief Aviation History
A Brief Aviation History
October 15, 1783-First hot air balloon constructed by Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier and flown by Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier.
October 22, 1797-First manned parachute jump.
March 23, 1840-First photograph is taken of the moon.
September 24, 1852-First airship is powered by a steam engine.
1865-Jules Verne publishes a novel, "From the Earth to the Moon".
December 17, 1903-First powered, manned flight when Wright Flyer flew 121 feet in 12 seconds.
October 4, 1905-Wright brothers flew 24 miles in 38 minutes and 3 seconds.
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…SR-71 Blackbird, Marta Bohn-Meyer.
April 28, 1992-U.S. Secretary of Defense announces that women are permitted to enter combat.
May 1, 1992-First woman to be qualified in an F-16 fighter, Captain Jackie Parker.
April 27, 1995-Global Positioning System (GPS) becomes fully operational. Used extensively as navigation aid in all traveling, from foot to air.
March 20, 1999-End of non-stop round the world balloon flight by Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard in the Breitling Orbiter 3 in 19 days, 21 hours and 55 minutes.
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